relationship with Yahweh and so to give them confidence in his good will towards them. The Servant Songs There are, however, a number of other passages which speak of a Servant of Yahweh but do not unmistakably identify him with Israel. Some of these refer to him in vivid personal terms and attribute to him an active role which is in marked contrast with that assigned to the Servant-Israel in the first group of passages, which is simply to wait expectantly for Yahweh to come and save him. This raises